Shouldn’t you
Take the chance
And lose,
Than not take it,
And wonder forever
If you could’ve won?
Shouldn’t you
Be nasty,
Just that one time,
Rather than someone
Being nasty to you
For the rest of your life?
Shouldn’t you
Not swallow your pride,
Unleash the hurt inside, just once,
Than contain that anger within,
Like a simmering cauldron,
Of bile and resentment?
Shouldn’t you
Just grab at what you can
And get little,
Rather than waiting
And gaining
Nothing at all?
Shouldn’t you
Just stop
Reading this,
Get the fuck out,
And be who
You wanted to be?
Shouldn’t you
Kick out those
Circumscribing ‘maybes’
In your muddled head,
And do what
Makes you happy?
Aye, you should!
Copyright Β©2017 Pradita Kapahi.
All rights reserved.
Image Credits:Β www.beacauseimaddicted.com
A very positive message through this poem,very nicely penned.
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Thanks a lot Jyotirmoy ππ
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So inspiring! Loved it. βΊοΈ
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Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it π
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No! I loved it. π
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Haha! That’s really nice to know! Thanks again π π
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Powerful!
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Thanks a lot π
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This poem describes the willingness to take risk i.e a risk taker and to live practically with logical thinking… π Correct me if I am wrong…
Well written…
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No you’re absolutely right! Thank you so much π
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Wow! You don’t beat around the bush, do you? π Very powerful piece! Living with regret after not trying is worse than failure after trying.
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Thanks a lot girl. I’ve faced that a few times in the past few weeks, so this was a reflection on thay realisation. Glad you liked it π
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You’re welcome honey! π
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The open that inspires to awaken the sleeping giants in us. Good one.
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Thanks a lot Sir. How have you been?
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Am fine Pradita. Back at home in Kochi since last month. Hope things are good on your side too..
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So you had been busy travelling? Its always good to be back home, isn’t it? Thank you I’ve been good too π
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It sure is after 2 years in the middle east.
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Oh! So you’re returning home after that long? It must feel great to be back to where you belong. Enjoy this feeling ππ
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Powerful messages. Yes we have to think and do what’s good to us others are next to it.
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True that. Thank you for reading and commenting π
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Welcome dear
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Worth pondering over. Points related to the core of our living
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Thanks a lot Sir π
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The many questions of shouldn’t and layers that keep ranging in our minds given expression. Yes, we should take a chance and removing this bullshit of being in two minds!
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Yes. Do or don’t repent. Sometimes though thats easier siad than done. But it shouldn’t stop us from doing what really needs to be done. Thanks for reading π
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Exactly we get too much conscious before taking a leap!
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Yep. π
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A power packed poem π
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Thanks a lot Dahlia!
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I nominated you for Unique Blogger Award
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Wah! Thank you soooo much! ππ
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De partu fir π
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I’m sorry, but what?
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Party
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Done! Kidhar?
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Udhar
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Jab aaoge toh batana phir π
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Haha kanha
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I thought you meant Pune
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Mje kya pata
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π π π
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Apne kanha zikr kiya kabhi Pune ka
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You said udhar, so I thought you meant in my city.
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I meant ur city but I didn’t knew abt ur city
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Well now you do π
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Yaaa. I have no plans to visit ur city
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πΊ . Maybe maybe in next 20 years
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Done! π
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Inspiring message
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Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it π
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Very inspiring post. Loved it.
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Thank you so much. Glad you liked it π
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Pleasure is all mine π
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You’re most welcome π
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Strong emotions in this poem– thanks for sharing! Came by via the #WATWB Blogfest list youβve signed up for. Any help needed, please feel free to reach out.
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Thank you so much Damyanti. I’m sorry I couldn’t participate in #WATWB this time because of my daughter’s illness. But I will be part of it next month for sure. The contributions bu others is also on my TBR list. Thanks again for stopping by
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We do send out a reminder via email, and hope to add reminders by tagging participants on twitter as well. Am still wondering on the ideal timing for the reminderβ thoughts? Also wanted to mention that we welcome posts till the weekend, so it is ok to put up a post up to Sunday. Adding a link to a regular post, as well as the badge counts as participation as well. The idea is just to raise our awareness of the goodness that happens in our world, but does not garner the deserved attention π
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I think what you’re doing in terms of notifying the participants is enough. I get those emails and the link to post that month’s posts too. That’s how I come to know where to post and who’s hosting. I suppose a week in advance is enough notice for anyone.
As for my non-participation this time, I did know that participants can also post upto the weekend, though I didn’t know about adding the badge, but I wasn’t done writing my post for #WATWB, when my daughter fell sick. Throughout the following weekend I had no time to edit it and schedule it like I do with my other posts. Apologies again for this time. But I’m a committed member of the #WATWB so next time I’ll definitely put up a relevant post.
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No apologies needed, Pradita. Hope your daughter is feeling better now– kids being unwell is hard on mums. Life happens to all of us, and that’s why the participation is not compulsory each month– we only remove those who haven’t participated in 3 months. Look forward to your post in July.
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Thanks a lot for your good wishes Damyanti. She’s doing better today. Yes, next month I’ll definitely post, something full of hope next time, unlike my last post π
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Yes! Yes! We should. π
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